The Circus Murderer

The Circus Murderer
Produced for:	Fantomen 22/1981
# of pgs:	32
Writer:	Donne Avenell
Artist:	Kari Leppänen
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Circus Murderer" is a 1981 Team Fantomen story, written by Donne Avenell, with art by Kari Leppänen.

Plot synopsis

By request from uncle Dave, The Phantom travels to USA and joins a circus to solve a string of murders of police chiefs.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Chief Riori
• Rex
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Uncle Dave
• Lily Palmer
• Hero
• Devil

One-time characters

• Moti of The rope people
• Mr. Spengler
• Charlie Cocola
• Kurt Sigmund
• Goliath
• Pietro Pasolini
• Riori, chief of The rope people

Locations

• USA
  • San Francisco
  • Salt Lake City (mentioned only)
  • Denver
  • Omaha
  • Pittsburg (mentioned only)
  • New Jersey
  • New York
    • Kennedy Airport
  • Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia police headquarters
• Baltimore
• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • The Tree House

Tribes

• The Rope People

Organizations

• The Monkey Mail

Newspapers

• Salt Lake City Times
• Pittsburg Herald (sic)
• New York Sun
• Philadelphia Star

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Tree House" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Circus Murderer", The Phantom #891A (1987)
• "The Circus Murderer", The Phantom #1684 (2014)

Brazil

• "O Assassino do Circo", Fantasma #351 (1985)

Czech Republic

• "Vrah z cirkusu", Fantom #4 (1992)

Denmark

• "Cirkusmorderen", Fantomet #214 (1983)

Finland

• "Vaara vaanii sirkuksessa", Mustanaamio 5/1982
• "Vaara vaanii sirkuksessa", Mustanaamio 19/1986

Hungary

• "Gyilkos a cirkuszban", Fantom #4 (1989)

Italy

• "L'assassino del circo", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #2 (2009)

Norway

• "Sirkusmorderen", Fantomet 5/1982
• "Sirkusmorderen", Fantomets Krønike 3/2007
• "Sirkusmorderen", Fantomet Gullalderen 15 (2014)

Poland

• "Cyrkowy Morderca", Fantom 1/1993

Russia

• "Убийца из цирка" (romanized as "Ubiyca iz cirka"), Fantom #4 (1993)

Slovakia

• "Vrah z Cirkusu", Fantóm #4 (1992)

Sweden

• "Cirkusmördaren", Fantomen 22/1981
• "Cirkusmördaren", Fantomen 6/1986
• "Cirkusmördaren", Fantomen Christmas Album 2006

West Germany

• "Der Zirkus-Killer", Phantom #209 (1982)
• "Der Zirkus-Killer", Phantom Super-band #1054